Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Carlisle is located on West Virginia Route 612, 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Oak Hill.
Carlisle, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°57′40″N 81°10′49″W / 37.96111°N 81.18028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Fayette |
Elevation | 1,781 ft (543 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554074[1] |
The community takes its name after Carlisle, England, the ancestral home of an early settler.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 156.